Monthly Archives: June 2016

Sunday, June 26, was Pride Day in New York City. Close to 2 million people watched hundreds of thousands of marchers within about 485 contingents (groups and floats) make their way down 5th avenue, 8th Street and Christopher street, from … Continue reading →

Happy Pride Day, everybody. Today is the Last Sunday in June, when New York City commemorates the birth of the modern Gay Rights Movement and the 1969 Stonewall riots with our Pride Parade and Festivities. Ed and I will be … Continue reading →

SPOILER AND ODOR ALERT: The following contains details of the movie Swiss Army Man, starring Paul Dano and Daniel Radcliffe, as well as of the Harry Potter series which many will consider spoilers. As well as ghastly many references to … Continue reading →

OK, I’m feeling a little silly and in the mood for a puzzle. I just posted this tweet: “I finished a composition la la la la Part of a cycle 23 years (& counting) in the making la la … Continue reading →

The Broadway community has gathered together to produce a charity single to honor the victims of the Orlando massacre. They have given the Bacharach/David classic “What the World Needs Now is Love” the “We are the World” treatment, and the … Continue reading →

Last June I posted an impressed and irreverent report of of “Snow White and the Seven Hos“, a Disney parody musical benefit for SCA (Sexual Compulsives Anonymous). SCA supports gay and bisexual men with sex addiction issues. Every year they … Continue reading →

The actor Rob McClure (currently performing in Something Rotten) just posted the following anecdote about Hamilton on his Facebook page. It’s going viral, as they say nowadays. Read it to see why: “Hamilton deserved every Tony. Here’s one of … Continue reading →

To no one’s surprise, the musical Hamilton dominated the Tony awards show tonight, winning a near record 11 Tonys (after racking up a record breaking 16 nominations). But beyond the electric charge and grace not only exhibited by Hamilton, but … Continue reading →

It’s June, rose blooming season. So let’s enjoy some beautiful roses, and since we can’t enjoy their visual splendor accompanied by their sweet smells, we’ll enjoy their sweet sounds in the forms of favorite “Rose” songs from the last hundred … Continue reading →

June is Pride Month. So I thought I should make my first post of the month a post that deals heavily with LGBTQ issues. And although my many posts related to my musical Speakeasy almost invariably deal with LGBTQ issues, … Continue reading →